Fishing-seine



(No Model.)

M. E. JONES.

FISHING SEINE.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MAGGIE E. JONES, OF CASCADE, ARKANSAS.

FISHING-SEINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 462,258, dated November3, 1891.

i Application tiled April 9j 1891. Serial No. 388,255. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, MAGGIE E. JONES, a citizen of the United States,residing at Cascade, in the county of Faulkner and State of Arkansas,have invented a new and useful Fishing-Seine, 0f which the following isa specification.

This invention relates to fishing and trapping, and more especially tonet or seine raising devices used in this connection; and the object ofthe same is to produce certain improvements in devices of thischaracter.

To this end the invention consists in the details of constructionhereinafter more fully described and claimed, and as illustrated on theaccompanying sheet of drawings, wherein- Figure l is a generalperspective view of this device, showing the net as resting on theriver-bottom, but omitting the water. Fig. 2 is a plan view showing thenet as raised. Fig. 3 is a transverse section showing the net in twodivisions, the exit-opening of one being closed and the other open.

Refering to the said drawings, the letter N designates a net or seinehaving a surrounding rope S, and of the usual or of any preferredconstruction, with the exceptions hereinafter specified.v

P are poles 0r stakes sunk in the river-bottom, and having pulley-blocksB carried by their upper ends. R are ropes extending from the fourcorners, and in the presentinstance from the centers of the longer sidesot' the net leading over these pulleys, and being connected to a commonwindlass YV, supported on posts on the bank of the river and having acrank-handle H. It is obvious that when the windlass is turned in theproper direction to loosen the ropes the net will sink to theriver-bottom g but when the windlass is turned in the opposite directionthe edges of the net will be drawn up to the top of the poles.

The letter D designates a division-rope, which is woven through the netand passes around a similar pulley B, attached to one ofV the poles; butthis rope is not connected to the windlass. After the windlass has beenturned to draw the net up this rope D is drawn upon to make it taut, andit is obvious 5o that the result will be that whatever sag the net haswill be divided-that is to say, the receptacle which contains the fishwill be divided longitudinally into two smallerreceptacles. At thebottom of each of such receptacles is an exitopening X, which isprefererably formed when the net is woven byomitting the connectionbetween several meshes of the net, and when it is desired to close thisexit-opening a cord C is passed through the disconnected meshes and tiedin a bowknot. Thus, after the net has been separated into its divisions,the exit-opening X in each may be opened to drop the fish out, afterwhich the attendant in his boat passes to the next division, opening theexit therein by untying the cord C.

In the present instance l have illustrated'a net supported by six polesand additional poles at the centers of its ends over the pulleys,connected to which is passed the division-rope; but it will beunderstood that in practical use more poles will probably be necessary,and also that it will be necessary to have several division-ropes Dinorder that the divisions which they form inthe net will be small enoughto be handled by the operator. However, this is a mattei' whichexperience will settle more satisfactorily than theory. The relativesizes and proportions of parts are also a matterot judgment, as well asthe materials to be used.

What is claimed as new isl. In a fishing-seine, the combination, with anet having a surrounding rope and provided with exit-openings at thecenters of the halves of its body and removable cords closing saidopenings, of poles seated in the river-bottom and having pulleys attheir upper ends, a division-rope leading over the pulleys ou oppositepoles and extending between said exit-openings to the shore, a windlasson the shore, and ropes leading therefrom over said pulleys to thesurrounding rope, as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a shing-seine, the combination, with a net having exit-openings atpoints in its body, removable cords closing the same, and

supports for said net, of poleshaving pulleys my own I have heretoaffixed my signature in at their upper ends and a division-ropepas'spresence of two Witnesses. ing over said pulleys Woven through thenet f between said exit-openings and extending to MAGGIE E' JONES' 5 theshore, as and for the purpose he1einbe Vitnesses:

fore set forth. A. M. KITTINGER,

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as A. C. KITTINGER.

